Disturbed Making Music As A Weapon?

[Diana Christy]

Heavy metal band Disturbed came together through the matching of a band with a singer. Longtime friends Dan Donegan (guitar), Mike Wengren (drums), and Fuzz (bass) played together in Chicago for some time before hooking up with singer David Draiman around 1997. Draiman had grown up in a religious family against which he rebelled, being expelled from five boarding schools in his adolescence. His anger found an outlet in the thrashing sound of Disturbed, and the band built up a following on Chicago's south side before a demo tape led to their signing to Giant Records, which released their debut album, The Sickness, in March 2000.

The album launched the band into stardom. Soon after, Disturbed released a revamped cover version of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's theme music for the WWE, called "Glass Shatters." Disturbed headlined Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzfest tour in 2001 alongside Black Sabbath, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Papa Roach, Linkin Park, Black Label Society, and Crazy Town. The band then started the Music as a Weapon Tour.

Music As A Weapon has become an almost annual affair. Music As A Weapon II was recorded into a CD and DVD. The most recent Music As A Weapon Tour was Music As A Weapon III in 2006, which included Disturbed, Stone Sour, Flyleaf, and Nonpoint.

Disturbed is currently in the studio recording their fourth album (Indestructible). The release date is yet to be announced.

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